How the Experts Photograph the Sun - Next Level! ☀️
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- You know what they say - Sun's out, Lunt's out! 💪🏻
I share the secrets of the professionals so you can do exactly what they do, yourself. From your backyard.
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Am I the only one who is just absolutely blown away that we have a STAR this close to our tiny little rock and next to nobody in the entire population is observing it?
Love the info. Love the doggo. Love the music. Love the humor. Solid video. I give it a 1/1 Star.
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Once i was a visual amateur astronomer then i saw a bright, a very bright....oh so bright satellite pass through my vision in the eyepiece. I was blinded. Horrific story! Now i'm astrophotography only.
Wait, temporarily blinded or permanently?
@@DextroussAS imagine your dark adapted eyes and someone shines a flashlight into one of your eyes. Oh the horror, the humanity!
@@getawaydanceyeah but a flashlight does not leave permanent damage, I imagine your blindness was painful and temporary.
With imppg, you should also play with unsharp mask, which I didn't see you do. As a first step, set the Sigma for the Unsharp masking to the same Sigma for the L-C deconvolution (generally 1.5 to 2.5 works for me). Then play with the Amount slider on the Unsharp masking. By the way, make sure the output format for imppg is a file format (and bit depth) that is best for you. I always use 16-bit Tiff.
Great tip, thanks!
I think I'll consciously try that matching the L-C to the unsharp mask thing. I might have done it before by accident though.
Hi Dylan! I will definitely watch your tutorial when I am ready to image the Sun! One I am scared, two I don't like the risk of messing with Sun! I am more of true night kind of a guy!
Thanks Ray!
Always great videos and info Dylan, I was thinking of having a crack myself with what I have which is the ZWO ASI294C, what do you think?
Hi Dylan, i love your humor
Thanks Felipe :)
Rather funny and entertaining. More so than one might expect from an amateur Australian astronomer.
High praise 😆
Now I have a way to make it cloudy in the daytime.
Well bought my Quark at Neaf yesterday , cant wait to use it and your tutorial with others
Excellent video Dylan, love the final result!
Thanks so much Dave!
I need to watch more of your videos
Please do ... my kids won't think I'm cool until I hit 100k.
@@DylanODonnell neither will i!
Great video and most entertaining intro mate thanks for this.
Hey cheers Nik 👊🏼
Amazing video!
This was a great intro... love the energy and great info for my next attempt. Subbed
Welcome aboard friend !
Very good sir! Subscribed👍
Hey welcome !
Jeez, something else I have to buy, stop taking pictures of the sun and concentrate on the stars man! 🤩
PLS COME BACK!
Hey Dylan, Dont ya think that imaging is kind of like bs, thanks to photo shop we can see what we imagine seeing
Dude I can't watch these videos with my kids anymore. Now I have to explain to my 5 year old what va--na means.
I thought shock face thumbnails were for kids
Can you remove the band aid from the sun with those tools? 🤓
Where is Dylan?
Personal attitude (and orange guy meme) aside, decent picture. Infotainment, though, I failed to find that next level thing in the title. Clear skies.
Hopefully I get better in time :)
@@DylanODonnell I mean I have the advantage of having done astronomy as a hobby ever since I learnt to read, and Ha solar observations, clouds aside, basically for two-three years each and every day, learning each bit of the craft step by step, from rebuilding the control of my eq mount, all the way to applying per-region wavelets to harness the full data in my 14 bit sensor for the solar disk in Ha and CaK, plus the trivial continuum wavelengths. I think I've gone through the capabilities of both Ha single stack, and CaK, as far as full disk imaging goes, so time for an upgrade.
It's been over a month. We're my new video? 🥵
Yeh sry man.. real life is kicking the shit out me
@@DylanODonnell All good brotha. Hope it's nothing too serious.
@@DylanODonnell Hey, question for ya. I have the RASA 11 too. Did you happen to buy the telescope filter? Can/should you double up on filters by using it plus LRGB filters? I have both a mono and color ASI294MM Pro.
@@DylanODonnell Take care of you and your family
Info at 6:05 is total BS. I usually do 1% acquisition, 0,5% post prosessing and everything else is waiting for good weather, fighting against fog, scraping ice of the lens, fidling with polar align, fidling with focus, finding target, swearing with connection issues, swearing with software issues, or swearing with auroras that ruin my imaging session.
Otherwise i love astrophotography.
Heheh yeh it’s such a joy 🥲
Focusing on the sun is difficult? What an amateur! Do it like us real solar astrophotographers: look like a dork and put a towel or even blanket over you and the laptop!
On a side note: I disagree with the notion of 30-60s videos. The sun changes too much in that time (especially on higher magnifications). 20s is enough in my opinion. More than that and it gets blurrier.
Great video for beginners.
Haha, yes although I think 30-60s is acceptable for full disc images. Any closer and it’s gotta be short.
Hi Dylan,
Just a small note: for fine-tuning the L-R deconvolution sigma it's best to select a small image fragment (with some fine details) first. Then, if using the GPU mode, the changes as you move the slider will be visible in real time (e.g., you can see when the filaments/wisps are becoming too bloated).
I have to say this was the best solar imaging tutorial I've ever seen! The end result was truly amazing! Still think that CGX isn't big enough 🙃
Haha thanks DSD :) I’ve been meaning to do this start to finish tute for a long time but wanted to get good enough to not be totally wrong about it all.
@@DylanODonnell Hi, Dylan! You know, when you conclude your video with that phrase after you photograph a sunspot like that, it just makes me wanna add: "rather sooner than later". Have you ever seen such a thing before? What's that, like 100 Earths in diameter? Aren't they supposed to be at most several Earths in diameter? Seriously, have you ever seen a sunspot like that? On our Sun, not in some computer model of Betelgeuse.
@@DylanODonnell So... thought I'd check... and Google says 100 Earth diameters is just about our whole Sun. No wonder I was thinking of Betelgeuse! Well... pfiu... I thought the Sun was about to cross the finish line...! But... exactly how big is that sunspot?
Nice job on that sun image Dylan. I just got a glass solar filter for my Meade LX850 14 inch F/8 ACR SCT and I just used it, the solar filter, yesterday morning, for the first time. It was amazing looking at the sun spots and the other surface areas. I wasn't able to see any prominences' because it was a little cloudy and a pretty hazy morning down here in central Florida. Then the clouds really moved in for the day so I shut her down. This was all after I was Moon gazing for a few hours before the Sun came up. So, all in all it was a great session for me. I'm still learning how to use everything because I just got this rig only a few weeks ago. The weather here is horrendous this time of year. It's the rainy season now, but it's coming to an end soon. Come the end of October and the beginning of November starts the best times to be using my telescope here. Anyway, thank you for the video and the tutorial on how you process your images to come up with the final, outstanding image of the sun and it's parts. Great job!!!
Sincerely, Rich Williams
Astor, Florida 32102
Dylan! I love this😊. Had to laugh at your final words……
I live near a city and I'm interested in astrophotography and pretty much everything about space fascinates me. What's the best way to start if I don't want to spend loads of money on equipment? Also how much will living near a city hinder the experience?
Dylan - your subscribers miss you! Hope all is well.
This is a off video comment. I just starting using PHD2 and NINA and I heard people say dithering of 30 pixels is good. I have 2 scope and use the same guide scope, a dithering ratio (guidescope scale)/(imagescope scale) of 0.700 for one and 2.000 for the other. What number do I input into NINA? Thank you
A sun picture is definitely on my list of things to do! Now if I could somehow just get my work to fork out the cash for new equipment... =)
Hi Dylan, I've come here from your presentation on using the HyperStar which I'm about to organise a purchase for my CPC800XLT. Just query on Solar work, what is it about a "LUNT" Telescope that I couldn't to with the Celestron or with a Saxon 6" Refractor, my other scope, for example?...;)
Thanks Dylan, Can't wait to try some of these tips with my Coronado. All I have done with it so far is prove the Earth isn't flat.
my wallet cries even thinking about solar astrophotography but this is an amazing tutorial, from acquisition to final product. alcoholism approved 👍
Budget solar viewing and photography…. You need a Mylar solar blanket. Cut 3 squares out bigger than your scope diameter . Now you can rubber band them over your objective or pop off your dew guard and put the squares over the lens while replacing the cover and stretching your Mylar tight. Now you can safely view the sun visual or with your camera on any scope. Cost about 1.25$
Thank you Dylan. It's 2024 now and I'm getting into solar imaging until planetary season returns. I learned from your video. My best to your family
Not To Be Taken Lightly For Sure..I Mean,Thats Your Face,lol,I Love Solar Viewing,And Also Enjoy Finding Stars and Planets In Our Daytime Sky..Thanks Dylan,Have A Great Day,Clear Skies❤️🙏🏻✨🌏🔭
Bravo Dylan! I’ve been eyeing a Lunt 40 but wasn’t sure how much detail I’d be able to get out of it and was worried I’d have to shell out the big bucks for a large double stacked solar scope. Your processing tutorial was so helpful and has sold me on getting a lunt 40! Thanks again!
Friend of mine bought that 40mm scope and was rather unhappy with it because he said you can't get a sharp focus much past 50x magnification. He tried to sell it to me after telling me this. Well he is an honest man, but I bought the $2300 60mm Lunt that can be used at night too. I want to look at the Sun live in a decent closeup and now I can, I could not with that 40mm.
Hello from Russia❤. Is it possible to take pictures in the Lunt 40 telescope with a Canon 6d SLR camera?
Dylan! Where you at? Do you have an update on your activities, or are you abandoning this channel? How about that SKA observatory being built in the outback?
It's been a long time since your last post - hope things are OK ? Missing your content, but if you need a break - take as long as you need - we'll be here whenever you're ready!
Got a solar telescope but haven't used it yet so this is a very useful tutorial thanks. And the final image looked cool.... I mean hot..... no um coool.... um.... hoool 😊
Hehe thanks Loges
Love this! That was a really amazing and to the point tutorial with pretty modest hardware even! Thanks, Dylan.
Thanks DR !
Daytime Astrophotos, the new oxymoron. Must be odd taking pictures of something in space during the day when you should be drinking. Thanks D.
Couldn't of said it better myself.
I have a Coronado SolarMax II and the draw tube is a loose fit and will not handle the weight of consumer grade video camera.
And looking at this setup 3:24 that looks like a lot of weight on the eyepiece.
Do you have any modification advice for my SolarMax such as buying a sturdier focuser?
does it matter? once you're in focus you're in focus.
Wow amazing end result for a lunt 40! I've the lunt 50 on the way, can't wait to give this a go. I hope to "repair the long disappointment my parents have in me"!! 🤣😂
Did you ever get the B1200 for this scope? That seems to be the way to go with the Lunt 40.
“O where art thou Dylan” I hope you are keeping well and that you and your family are all in good health.
Instructions unclear. Burned my eyes through camera display
I just bought this scope so what great timing! Great job Dylan.. and keep the jokes coming... you are a unique entertaining dude.. Thanks
Hah thanks. And perfect timing eh!
LOL by 30 sec with Trump eyes!!!!! then laughing at Simon clips!...he actually has helped me a lot getting started with solar, even so much as to do a computer share to help me over a roadblock. I have the same solar finder, but Simon taught me to actually look down the front end barrel of my scope as i'm pointing it at the sun to get the reflection off the glass centered...you can also do it that way!!! but be careful :) great video.
Legend eh! What a guy.
It's a shame that autstackert is so old. And PC only.
It is .. I hope it doesn’t die.
In photoshop, if you create a new layer, use a filter on that top duplicate image layer and apply "highpass" then make that layer type as additive or overlay etc..just play with those and see what happen. its a great way to naturally add detail to an image that was there rather than add detail procedurally via filters
Interesting trick .. I’ll try it !
Hard to believe you're a astrophotographer, I thought only us visual observers were this cool...
Solar is one of my favorite objects to photograph but I usually just see me on the computer screen. I've moved to doing the computer work inside after trying towels, boxes, hiding in cars, and stuff like that. My neighbors probably think I'm nuts. I use a 115mm refractor with a Chromosphere quark for solar. It gets up close and personal with the sun, but sometimes I want that full disk view. The problem with the quark is if it's hot outside it drifts off band because of the heat.
You are so cool, smart and sexy, Mr. O’Donnell 😮💨 I may or may not have ignored the warnings to not look directly at the sun through my telescope, but great video!
Flattery will get you EVERYWHERE Diaz. 5 stars ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
nice job mate, this detail with a transit would be epic
Way to make astronomy political. No thanks.
astrophotography - just safer - LOL!
Simon's the best! He has given me great tips for solar! Great guy! Dylan, thank you very much for this video! It's exactly how I process my solar images! 😁🤘🏻
Thanks Peru!
Great video Dylan and excellent result! I wonder if Chuck knows about that IMppg software?, he does loads of nice solar stuff too. :)
Thanks! It’s such a great tool for solar. Amazing .. and it’s not even v1 yet.
I have the LS50THa and i love it! I might go to is big brother the LS152THa in a year
jealous!
Thanks for just being you. Quirky full of humor you. ....now where is that dam wad of cash I need for a good solar setup? Seriously thinking about using an Ha filter from an old PST and an ERF reject filter on an Orion 80mm scope....Saw one fella do this on cloudy nights many many moons ago and the results were outstanding....(and a lot less expensive).
Keep up the good work mate....now...if you could just explain AFL footie to an old yank so my late nights are so dam confusing.
Cheers mate :) AFL is just something all Australians are forced to endure as children until they learn how to avoid it.
Hey could you give me more info/links on this? I have a skywatcher 80ED. I really want to do solar, but the costs are prohibitive considering i have a full deep sky setup and the idea of then spending another $2000-$5000 AUD as an entry into solar is ridiculous. Surely there is a cheaper alternative. I have looked at Ha filters, but even that seems to be a minefield of which one to get etc.
Also as an aussie, i cannot stand AFL. Can't wait for the season to be over.
Photography is safer than visual astronomy?? Let's not jump to such conclusions. Personally, I ALWAYS use averted gaze when veiwing the sun in my 32 inch dob...
Hahahah
Awesome work! 😎
I think you needed to boost the saturation to a million lol, great tutorial your scope doesn't look a lot different to the Lunt 35 that I have, great tutorial I'll have to give it a go next solar imaging run.
Haha no apod for me 😅 glad you enjoyed !
Dylan I am your super fan from Las Vegas. How do you get your mount to track the sun? Did you align in the day time? Thank you kindly, love all your videos
Use the solar system align instead of two star align :) just Center the sun and boom.. it’s done :)
Thank you sir
It’s has been quiet for 2 months after this video. Still there Dylan?
Thanks for checking in.. life has kicked me in the dick. I don’t know when I’ll be back. 🤞🏼
@@DylanODonnell Sorry to hear that. Get better soon (or whatever time it takes)!
@@DylanODonnell urban dictionary "docking". Astro world just not the same without you! Hope everything turns out ok.
In AS3 , after analysis, I tend to use "Control click" at the 75% level on the graph to choose the percentage stacked rather than choose an arbitrary number, works for me albeit sometimes generates very low numbers (3 -5%)
Yeh low % stacks are actually best .. good tip
Man, you won me on the intro
Our prayers go to your son for rapid recovery!
what happend?
Ignoring all those sun warnings would make visual astronomy interesting… for about a second.
Hehe that’ll teach em
😂😂😂I Was Out 1 Morning Solar Viewing,Or Setting Up..Had The Sun In Full View.(I Align By Shadows)Was Going To Pop The Filter On,And A Bee Landed Near My Lens(Im Highly Allergic) And Swatted That Way,My Filter Went Across The FOV..And Looks Like You Took A Lit Cigarette And Rubbed Across It.5 Holes Across A 6” Filter…Thats Your Face,lol..And About $70 .High Point Gave Me A Bit Of A Break When I Told Dave What Happened
I am really missing you, Dylan, just hope that you will find an appropriate solution for the issues whatever they are. I hope those are not health issues. We are just patiently waiting for your return. Otherwise we will go to Byron Bay on foot (from Siberia, LOL).
Daytime astronimaging does have risks.. sunburn and black-painted things (QHY!) getting too toasty for their own good! Nice image, but I personally HATE inverse processing.
Nice hat! 😂
You still alive?
Love it! Well done!
0:05 I'd read that warning label as "This is not an electron microscope, don't try to look at viruses with it."
69c?
Nice.
Ah, LOVED the animation when trump's eyes caught fire... Fantastic! :D
That Simon so hard to learn from!! LOL Thanks I will use Simons process...I mean Dylans,,
To be or not ... here's the question. Should I get a Lunt 40 and give it a try? You make it look so easy Dylan! Thank you for sharing. Your videos are so entertaining mate!
😎
wow
great tutorial, can we expect this type of image with just some baader film? or do we need a solar scope?
You’d get close with film and a solar continuum filter but no, you won’t get the cool flare details without a proper ha scope.
@@DylanODonnell ok, thanks for the reply
You will NOT get this with regular white light filters. You'll see spots, faculae, some granulation if seeing is excellent but to flares no solar prominence.
Great video Dylan. Love the final image 🤩
Cheers 🍻 Antipodean!
🤣 The "secrets" part really got me 🤣🤣🤣 Hilarious 😂 Great video. Thanks!
Try putting your laptop in a large cardboard box...give you a large shaded area to work in and see the screen easier
Easy just get real cgi images off the NAS NAS app like everyone else on yt
Awesome as always brother! I need to learn combining rgb in gimp. Great video!
Mate, really laughed about the dirty jokes you sneak into your video haha
Why red?! The sun is green! 🙃
True ... partially :) Orange red for people's misconceptions !
Those thumbnails ...
Hehe pretty proud of this one 😂
Yoooo D! What's good my guy
Dude you're a talented mofuggah. Seriously. Thanks for teaching me some dope little tricks
It's been so long since you posted a video I had to watch this one twice!